Wiley Post Soars Toward Solo Around-The-World Flight
Roosevelts aim to boost buying power noted as a background. Wiley Post, 35, left Floyd Bennett Field at 4 10 am EST to fly solo around the world in the Winnie Mae. His goal is to beat the 8 days 15 hours 51 minutes record, a rush to Berlin via the Atlantic with two weather spots ahead.
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Torbay
Newfoundland
Wiley Post
Europe
New York
Floyd Bennett Field
Atlantic
Fue
Winnie Mae
Harold Getty
Berlin
Ireland
Oil Order 10 Enforced Up to Limit
Secretary Ickes announced sweeping enforcement of President Roosevelt’s order banning interstate and foreign transport of oil produced or stored in violation of state conservation laws. The Interior Department warned violators face penalties up to $1,000 and six months in jail for producing and transporting oil beyond state allotments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ickes
Interior Department
Renewed Hope in Financial Markets Today
New York July 15 Wheat prices surged again and business news remained cheerful. Brocks showed irregular early activity before closing firm with gains of one to several points. Trading volume was light, with about 2,600,000 shares changing hands. In St Louis a swarm of bees halted traffic at a busy downtown intersection until removed by an expert.
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New York
Brocks
St. Louis
Arrest In Kidnaping Of John J O Connell
Albany report notes first arrest in the O Connell kidnapping case made in Buffalo. Nolan, linked to abductors, was arrested at Albany county request. He was said to know where John O Connell Jr. is held and to have discussed the plot in a Syracuse restaurant.
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John J. O'Connell
Albany
N. J
O'Connell
Buffalo
Upstate
Nolan
John O'Connell, Jr
Albany County
Noland
Syracuse
Rail chiefs urged to cut own salaries in transportation push
In Washington a group of twenty one top railroad presidents and executives were told by Joseph B. Eastman that the administration wants lower costs. The leaders from southern eastern and western regions will work with Eastman to cut expenses including interest and wages where feasible.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Eastman
Code Planned by Non-Union Mine Chiefs
Northern coal operators completed a code under the national recovery act after a 48 hour session. A southern code was drafted last week and will be compared in a Washington conference to reconcile differences and produce a single code for immediate submission to the commission. Both codes set minimum wages and maximum working weeks and meet administration requirements, with details withheld until after the Washington meeting.
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New York
Washington
James Lally Rescues Two From Water
James Lally, 10, rescued two companions from drowning in the Buckhannon river last Tuesday evening near eight o'clock. Charles Stafford, 13, could not swim and fell from a diving rope. Alice Stafford, 10, learned to swim and helped, but danger rose when she drifted. James dived twice to save them and brought both to shore, then assisted Alice when she panicked. He is son of Joseph Lally and grandson of M A Lally and James Bishop, and a member of Boy Scout Troop No. 1.
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Michael A. Lally
Dewey Avenue
James M. Lally
Buckhannon
Alice Stafford
Charles Stafford
Young Sally
Charles
Alice
James
Joseph Lally
West Side
M. A. Lally
Troop No. 1
Boy Scouts
Wide Difference In P. O. Paint Bidding
Washington reports Radford Paint Company of Chaveston offered $1739 for painting the Clarksburg West Virginia post office. G G Rocessano Art Studios of Clarksburg bid $1874 and Henry Hassebacher asked $2240. B W Knight of Lpid'a330600 submitted a bid.
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Washington
Radford Paint Company
Chaveston
Treasury
Clarksburg
W. Va
Radford
G. G. Rocessano
Balbo Air Armada Heads to Chicago Via Mid West Route
Belleville Ont July 15 The Italian squadron led by General Balbo is en route from Montreal to Chicago for Balbo Day. A group of American planes from the Midwest will escort the 24 ship armada to the Century of Progress Exposition. The route passes Toronto Buffalo and Toledo with Chicago arrival expected this afternoon between 4 and 6.
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Metropolis
Balbo
Belleville
Ont
Montreal
Chicago
Quebec
Ita
Lo Balbo
Italy
Toronto
Buffalo
Toledo
Lake Arbatello
Cage
Dr. C F McClintic Improves After Auto Crash Injury
Miamsburg reports Dr. C F McClintic chairman of the finance committee of the house of delegates is recovering at his home from injuries suffered in a Tuesday automobile accident near Hinton He has a broken collar bone and leg lacerations.
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I Miamsburg
C. F. McClintic
House of Delegates
Hinton
McClintic
Yale Orientalist And Curator Is Found Dead
Prof Raymond P Dougherty, Yale orientalist and curator of the Stehling Memorial library, was found hanging from a tree near his New Haven home by searching boys. Police reported no immediate cause and investigations continue.
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New Haven, Conn
Raymond P. Dougherty
Yale
Stehling Memorial
Patronage Posts To Be Filled Soon In West Virginia
Charleston July 15 Pa tronage talk revived after two events United States Senator Neely vis it to the new public works committee and Ernest L Bailey named road commissioner Bailey’s appointment sparks discussion of adjutant general and labor commissioner posts as well as heads of institutions Neely said to be two weeks from distributing 30 to 40 federal posts to West Virginians Bailey held meetings in the road commission room with many calls prompting a central contact point Bailey plans a policy statement soon and expects appointment timing in about two weeks.
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Charleston
United States
Neely
Ernest L. Bailey
Public Works Committee
West
Bailey
Department of Mines
C. Ke, Lawall
Morgantown
Laiwall
School of Mines
West Virginia University
Parkersburg Man Is Elected By Lions
Edwin R. Kingsley of Parkersburg West Virginia was elected third vice president of the Lions International at the annual convention in St. Louis. Kingsley, nominated by Representative Jennings Randolph, defeated Robert Phillips of Indiana. The Parkersburg Lions quartet won $150 in the vocal contest.
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St. Louis
Edwin R. Kingsley
Parkersburg
W. Va
Lions International
Kingsley
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Robert Phillips
Indiana
Lions
Fredes
Bluefield
Abduction Attempt Frustrated In Brooklyn Doctor Plot
Police thwarted an attempted kidnapping of Brooklyn physician Dr Jacob Wachsmann for ten thousand dollars. Two men, Michael Discolo and Vincint Mosci, fled after handing a dummy package to the doctor and were captured after police opened fire. both surrendered and were taken to the fourth avenue station in Brooklyn.
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New York
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Fourth Avenue
Jacob Wachsmann
Michael Discolo
Vincint Mosci
Dr. Wachsman
Wachsman
6Th Avenue
47Th Street
Aviation Day To Be Held At Airports
Charleston July 15 aviation day will be held at airports statewide instead of a pilot tour. An air tour is planned for 1934 with Weston Labor Day Elkins and Bluefield dates proposed during Fall Festival. Attendees included Ed Leedy Stanley Lephart Jack Adams W O Davis Roy Pixler Harvey Amos C J Thompson John Rutherford and others from Huntington Bluefield.
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Charleston
State Board of Aeronautics
Weston
Labor Day
Elkins
Bluefield
Ed. Leedy
Stanley ‘.Lephart
Jack R. Adams
Wheeling
Howard Mayes
Fred Burns
W. O. Davis
Roy L. Pixler
Huntington
Harvey Amos
C. J. Thompson
John Rutherford
Auto plunge kills one and injures another near Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh dated report states Joseph Byrd aged 33 was fatally injured and James Campbell aged 30 seriously hurt when their car plunged over an embankment on the East Pittsburgh McKeesport Road in the early hours.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph Byrd
James Campbell
Pittsburgh-McKeesport
First Aid Week Opens At Grafton YMCA Monday
The first aid training week begins Monday at 1 30 p m at the Grafton YMCA with instruction by Dr W J Fenton of Washington D C Local Red Cross chapter led by Frank Collins organized the program and invites all interested to watch or join during the next 10 days between 1 30 and 4 30 p m The course involves a wide range of community groups including Carr China city police and fire departments water works Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Salvation Army Grafton High and others
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Grafton Y. M. C. A
W. J. Fenton
Washington, D. C
American Red Cross
Frank C. Collins
Collins
Carr China Company
City Police and Fire Departments
City Water Works
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Grafton High School
Morgantown to Open Two New Plants This Month
Morgantown scenes recalled armistice revelry as 650 workers and families learned Amer ican Sheet And Tin Plate will open July 24 employing 509. Mississippi Glass will resume next week, hiring 150. Celebrations planned with leaders invited.
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Morgantown
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Mississippi Glass Company
Tin Plate Concern
Carloadings Slip Then Rise in July Week
Washington reports the American Railway Association announced that freight carloadings for the week ended July 8 totaled 539,233, down 94,851 from the prior week mainly due to the Fourth of July but up 123,295 from the 1932 period. Officials had anticipated a holiday related slowdown amid seasonal patterns.
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Washington
American Railway Association
Plans to discuss Sunday aboard Roosevelt yacht
Washington July 15 tomorrow on the Potomac river may bring a decisive move to urge all American business to raise wages and reduce hours immediately. Hugh S. Johnson, leader of the recovery administration, will report to the President on the feasibility of a broad, voluntary plan to spread employment and lift purchasing power across factories and small shops without waiting for fair competition codes. Johnson notes white collar workers and middle class needs while trade codes offer little aid, arguing a universal wage raise would reach the broadest segment of workers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Potomac River
Hugh 8. Johnson
The
Recovery Administration
Johnson
Poe's Store Burglarized On West Main Street
Burglary at B. F. Poe's shop at 20 West Main last night. Loot includes 40 pairs of indies' silk hose valued at 40 dollars and men's hose about 15 cents each. Two pounds of cheese sliced from a block. Entrance via broken rear window lock. exit through rear cellar bolts. Poe notes prior break-ins over decades. police expect a quick solve.
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B. F. Poe
West Main Street
Poe
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James Lally
Buckhannon River
P. O
C. E. Lawall
N.Y
Jacob Wachsman
W J Fenton
YACHT
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Stig
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